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Andy Schatz

CEO, Founder, Pocketwatch Games

Pocketwatch Games
Venture Arctic
Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa
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Andy Schatz is a veteran of the console/PC video game world. He is responsible for the first ever Xbox Live implementation (Whacked!), the first title to use Electronic Arts multiplatform (PS2, Xbox) online console implementation (Golden Eye: Rogue Agent), as well as game code, complex AI, and game design for a number of titles (Star Trek: Hidden Evil, Whacked!, Medal of Honor: Breakthrough).

Andy started Pocketwatch Games in January 2005. He designed, engineered, managed and contributed art to the acclaimed indie title, Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa. Venture Africa, a strategic ecosystem simulator was built in 10 months for $8000 dollars in conjunction with a global team of artists. It is downloadable for the PC and Mac as well as available in retail stores. Venture Africa went on to merit nominations for the Grand Prize at both the 2006 Independent Games Festival and the 2006 Slamdance Festival.

Currently, Andy is working on Venture Arctic, the second game in the Venture series of ecosystem sim games.

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by Brittany Aubert 1174526303

And the question on everyone's mind has now been answered. We totally thought you were going to mention how short he was behind the podium.

Thanks! I'll pass the congrats onto the boy :)

by Andy Schatz 1174506143

HAHA, yeah, it was the student award, and every time I had rehearsed the line it came out really flat. After the proposal it didn't make sense anyways. I was planning to say something like "Look who just became Big Man on Campus... that guy's gonna get ALL the ladiez". Uhhhh not so appropriate after his proposal :)

EDIT: Oh and that was you... congrats! :D

by Brittany Aubert 1174504341

So you mentioned after Toblo won best student at IGF that your next line was supposed to be a joke about the guy that accepted the award. Everyone is asking what the joke was. Can you fill us in?